Charles Patrick Thacker was an American pioneer computer designer who designed the Xerox Alto, the first computer to use a mouse driven graphical user interface. He won the ACM Turing Award in 2009.
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Death PlacePalo Alto, United States 2 Notable Work BirthplacePasadena, United States 2 Field
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1. Charles P. Thacker - Wikipedia
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Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 - June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer.
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Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 - June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer.
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Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 - June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer.
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Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 - June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer.
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He designed the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven graphical user interface (GUI).
View the Source2. Charles P. Thacker (Wikidata)
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P20 (place of death): Palo Alto, United States
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P19 (place of birth): Pasadena, United States
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